Method and apparatus for providing information pertaining to vehicles located along a predetermined travel route
US6832153B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/207
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for tracking a fleet of vehicles, such as trucks or aircraft, includes a set of vehicle processing systems associated with each vehicle. Each vehicle processing system receives a travel route matrix from a remote server, and generates periodic vehicle position information which is compared with a propagating wave associated with different segments, or corridors, of the matrix. When the vehicle position is determined to lie outside the propagating wave and a geo-corridor at a particular point in time, alerts are sent to the server notifying the server of same. Corrective action can then be taken, such as remotely disabling the vehicle, or alerting a fleet manager.
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